Congrats to our newest blue belts Eric Cobelens and Sean Watson! Professor Sean Lynch awarded their blues after these two competed for the last time as white belts at the FFBJJ 2017 State Championships! Sean and Eric began their BJJ journey together in January 2016 and have challenged each other since day one. We…

Eduardo De Lima’s first black belt, Jeff Semonick, came by today and taught a seminar based on effective, old school jiuijitsu. Thanks to everyone who came out to learn, and thanks to Jeff for sharing his jiujitsu with us! OSS!

Congratulations to Kelly for receiving his brown belt from Professors Eduardo de Lima and Sean Lynch! Kelly started learning BJJ in 2012, and has rapidly progressed due to his technical and high energy style of jiu-jitsu. “I started because I love MMA, which is where BJJ was proven to be the most effective individual self…

Congratulations to St. Pete BJJ’s newest purple belt, Sebastian! At 53 years young, Sebastian brings a loving and positive attitude to the mats, along with a deep and practical knowledge of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! When asked how he got started at St. Pete BJJ, on the long and arduous path of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Sebastian had this…

Happy New Year to all. The start of the New Year is always a time of self-reflection and looking forward to making positive changes in our lives. We believe that jiu jitsu changes lives in a positive way and it’s our goal to share it with as many people as possible. If you are thinking…